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Old July 7th, 2016, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by marisalewis24 View Post
Relying on portable apps can save you setup time as the apps don’t actually have to be installed. You can place them in a cloud storage folder like Dropbox or back them up to a USB drive. When you want to use them on a new computer, just install your favorite cloud storage client or plug in your USB drive. You can then launch the applications and use them without installing them. Properly created portable applications will store their configuration data in the same place, so your settings will follow you from computer to computer.
but unlike ninite, it does not keep your programs updated. you will be using older, out of date apps on a new computer.
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